Last week, this Mohawk Valley family law blog discussed how an individual may use abandonment as a fault grounds for their divorce. There are six other fault-based reasons that a person may utilize to end their marriage, and this week this post will explore cruel and...
If a Mohawk Valley resident decides that they want to end their marriage, they have some choices to make regarding the grounds on which their pending divorce will be based. They may choose to pursue a no fault divorce, which effectively says that the marriage is over...
A divorce is an ending. It is the end of a marriage, a relationship that at one point in the parties' lives may have seemed as though it would last for all eternity. Though it can happen, few Mohawk Valley residents enter into legal relationships that they foresee...
As New Yorkers live longer, they are finding themselves in marriages that last into their fourth, fifth, and even sixth decades. For some, the blessing of time is a great gift in which individuals may share more moments with the people they love. For others, it may be...
While divorce can be very stressful for parents, it can be even more stressful and confusing for their children. If primary or sole custody is going to be given to a parent, the children may have a preference for the parent with whom they would rather live. Child...
Fans of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may have felt their hearts break when the couple announced that it would end its marriage. However, divorce is not an unfamiliar topic for many New Yorkers who have experienced it firsthand or vicariously through friends and...
Finances may be the last thing on your mind when deciding that divorce is your next step. Planning can be especially daunting if your spouse typically handles monthly bills and investments. It is important to double check the details of your joint finances before...
Disagreements about money are of course a big factor in causing divorce. But it isn't only open disagreements that can undermine a marriage. Deceiving a spouse financially - sometimes called "financial infidelity" - can have corrosive consequences as well.When does...
In New York a court may elect to provide a couple with closed proceedings when the parties go through a divorce. Closed proceedings may be granted for many reasons, but generally such accommodations are made when the interests of children involved in the divorce...
The term 'gray divorce' refers to a marital dissolution that happens between people of an older age. Many New Yorkers who go through gray divorces have been married for 20, 30 or even 40 years. Though the technical aspects of ending a marriage later in life are...
